8 HEMOIES OF THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMOK

"barely growing convalescent at the time of the departure of the
King, her brother. She had been prevented from seeing him,
lest he should be attacked by the same complaint. In spite of
this precaution, however, it declared itself upon him at Dun-
kerque, just as the troops were re-embarked. He was in de-
spair, and wished to be wrapped up in blankets and carried on
board. The doctors said that it would kill him; and he was
obliged to remain. The worst of it was, that two of five Scotch
deputies who had been hidden at Montrogue, near Paris, had
been sent into Scotland a fortnight before, to announce the
immediate arrival of the King with arms and troops. The
movement which it was felt this announcement would create,
increased the impatience for departure. At last, on Saturday
the 19th of March, the Bang of England, half cured and very
weak, determined to embark in spite of his physicians, and did
so. The enemy's vessels had retired; so, at sis o'clock in
the morning, our ships set sail with a good breeze, and in
the midst of a mist, which hid them from view in about an
hour.

Forty-eight hours after the departure of our squadron, twenty-
seven English ships of war appeared before Dunkerque. But
our fleet was away. The very first night it experienced a
furious tempest. The ship in which was the King of England,
took shelter afterwards behind the works of Ostend. During
the storm, another ship was separated from the squadron, and
was obliged to take refuge on the coast of Picardy. This vessel,
a frigate, was commanded by Rambure, a lieutenant. As soon
as he was able he sailed after the squadron that he believed
already in Scotland. He directed his course towards Edin-
burgh, and found no vessel during all the voyage. As he ap-
proached the mouth of the river, he saw around him a number
of barques and small vessels that he could not avoid, and that
lie determined in consequence to approach with as good a grace
as possible. The masters of these ships told him that the King
was expected with impatience, but that they had no news of
him, that they had come out to meet him, and that they would
send pilots to Bambure, to conduct him up the river to Edin-